Resolve, To Facilitate Disclosure of Information to Taxpayer Representatives

Sec. 1. Disclosure form. Resolved: That the State Tax Assessor shall develop and make available on the publicly accessible website of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services a simplified limited power of attorney form that may be used by a taxpayer to authorize employees of the bureau to discuss taxpayer information with a designated representative of the taxpayer. The form and applicable instructions must have a readability score, as determined by a recognized instrument for measuring adult literacy levels, equivalent to no higher than a 6th-grade reading level. The State Tax Assessor shall submit a copy of the form and instructions to the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation by January 15, 2010.